INSTITUTE DIVERSITY FACES OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

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1 INSTITUTE DIVERSITY FACES OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE 2016

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3 FACES OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE 2016 About This Publication For the past four years, Institute Diversity has published Faces of Inclusive Excellence to recognize some of the individuals who are committed to advancing a culture of academic and inclusive excellence at Georgia Tech. Each year, the Faces of Inclusive Excellence publication is distributed at Georgia Tech s Diversity Symposium. In light of the Eighth Annual Diversity Symposium theme, Celebrating Women at Georgia Tech, this year s publication features some of the faculty, staff, and students who are committed to gender diversity, equity, and inclusion, and women who are excelling in leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Congratulations to this year s honorees the real faces of inclusive excellence. 1 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

4 The honorees featured here, whether they are senior or junior faculty, staff members, or graduate or undergraduate students, all share one thing in common: the excellence that characterizes their leadership, collaboration, and innovation has earned them distinctions from their peers as exemplars in the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are pleased to honor them by recognizing their accomplishments, and we look forward to cheering on their continued successes as we all work together to elevate Georgia Tech to the next level of inclusive excellence. Archie W. Ervin Vice President Institute Diversity 2 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

5 Dear Honorees: When people think about Georgia Tech, the first thing that often comes to mind is Tech Tower. And while Tech Tower is a cherished symbol, Georgia Tech s global reputation can be traced back to people like you who comprise a community of individuals with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and spheres of influence. G.P. Bud Peterson President Through this publication, we are celebrating the diversity of your accomplishments. You, along with hundreds of others, are excelling in leadership, collaboration, and innovation and making a tremendous, positive impact on our campus and society, particularly as it relates to gender equity. We congratulate you and encourage you to continue serving as an inspiration for Georgia Tech s inclusive journey. 3 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

6 Maryam Alavi Dean and Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair Scheller College of Business Advanced women in business and business education through outreach and partnerships with various organizations Young Mi Choi Assistant Professor School of Industrial Design Received the National Science Foundation s 2016 ADVANCE Program Women of Excellence Award Amy D Unger Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies School of History and Sociology Named chair of the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology Kaitlin Fair Ph.D. Student School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Founded Lean In at Georgia Tech to provide a safe space for students to discuss gender 4 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

7 Sherry Farrugia Managing Director, Health Research Partnerships Institute for People and Technology Served on numerous boards, including the TAG Health Board, Emory University Board of Visitors, and Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities Advisory Board Beki Grinter Professor School of Interactive Computing Completed Safe Space training by the LGBTQIA Resource Center Martha Grover Professor School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Led the proposal to modify the Ramblin Wreck lyrics to promote gender inclusion Laura Hollengreen Assistant Provost for Academic Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Office of the Provost and School of Architecture Served as the Title IX deputy coordinator for faculty, handling concerns of bias in tenure, promotion, and salary processes 5 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

8 Brian Jennings Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Executive Education Scheller College of Business Played a primary role in the Scheller College of Business becoming a partner to the Forté Foundation David Joyner Adjunct Lecturer College of Computing Received the 2016 College of Computing Dissertation Award and 2016 Georgia Tech Lockheed Excellence in Teaching Award Pinar Keskinocak William W. George Chair and ADVANCE Professor H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering Raised awareness and engagement in diversity, equity, and inclusion issues as the ADVANCE Professor in the College of Engineering Julia Kubanek Professor and Associate Dean School of Biological Sciences and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Received the College of Sciences 2016 Gretzinger Moving Forward School Award 6 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

9 Michael Lacey Professor School of Mathematics Served on the hiring committee for the School of Mathematics, helping to make more diverse hires Katie Mattli Senior Assistant Director Office of Undergraduate Admission Worked collaboratively with team members and campus partners to increase underrepresented minority and women student enrollment Helena Mitchell Executive Director and Regents Researcher Center for Advanced Communications Policy School of Public Policy Appointed to the Federal Communications Commission s Disability Advisory Committee Elizabeth Mynatt Executive Director and Professor Institute of People and Technology College of Computing Recognized as a 2015 Association for Computing Machinery Fellow 7 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

10 Aby Parsons Director LGBTQIA Resource Center Co-created the transgender education initiatives: Tech, Trans 101, and Trans in Athletics Elsa Perakis Undergraduate Student School of Computer Science Served as training manager at Robogals and taught coding and robotics workshops to young women in computer science Morvarid Rahmani Assistant Professor Scheller College of Business Served as the faculty adviser of the Scheller College of Business MBA team in the Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge Dana Randall ADVANCE Professor School of Computer Science Named co-executive director of the Institute for Data Engineering and Science 8 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

11 Sarah Schoemann Ph.D. Student School of Literature, Media, and Communication Co-founded the Different Games Collective Carol Senf Professor School of Literature, Media, and Communication Facilitated Safe Space training and served on the Body Image Committee Christina Shalley Thomas R. Williams- Wells Fargo Professor of Organizational Behavior Scheller College of Business Served as co-owner of the Scheller College of Business Strategic Goal 4: Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness, and Innovation Deirdre Shoemaker Professor School of Physics Served as the adviser of the Society of Women in Physics 9 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

12 Brandy Stanfield-Nagel Research Faculty Innovation Ecosystems Worked with historically African- American and minority-serving schools in Atlanta to strengthen their entrepreneurship programs Christopher Stanzione Lecturer School of Psychology Co-chaired the PRIDE Employee Resource Group at Georgia Tech and the Graduate Students Committee of the American Psychological Association Shannon Sullivan Graduate Program Manager Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Received Institute Diversity s 2016 Gender Equity Champion Award in the staff category Katie Takacs Marketing and Operations Manager Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership Developed the Faces of Manufacturing program 10 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

13 Leanne West Chief Engineer of Pediatric Technology Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience and the Institute for People and Technology Received Women in Technology s 2014 Woman of the Year Award 11 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

14 National Rankings In addition to being consistently ranked among the top 10 public universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Georgia Tech has established a record of first-class rankings in the realm of diversity. According to the 2015 rankings from Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Georgia Tech is ranked: No. 1 for awarding bachelor s degrees in engineering to all minority students. No. 1 for awarding doctoral degrees in engineering to all minority students. According to the American Society of Engineering Education, Georgia Tech also awards more undergraduate engineering degrees to women than any other school. 12 Faces of Inclusive Excellence 2016

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